File #: Int 1384-2025    Version: Name: Requiring construction site safety trainings related to mental health and wellness, suicide risk and prevention, and alcohol and substance-misuse.
Type: Introduction Status: Laid Over in Committee
Committee: Committee on Housing and Buildings
On agenda: 9/10/2025
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the New York city building code, in relation to requiring construction site safety trainings related to mental health and wellness, suicide risk and prevention, and alcohol and substance-misuse
Sponsors: Linda Lee, Pierina Ana Sanchez, Lincoln Restler, Shahana K. Hanif, Justin L. Brannan, Kamillah Hanks, Mercedes Narcisse
Council Member Sponsors: 7
Summary: This bill would amend the definitions of “site safety training (SST) card” and “site safety training (SST) supervisor card” in the New York City Building Code to require that an applicant for such card complete 2 SST credits related to mental health and wellness, suicide risk and prevention, and alcohol and substance-misuse. This bill would also allow site safety training cards to be renewed up to 1 year after the expiration of such card, provided that the required credits are completed within 1 year of the card’s expiration and no later than the submission of the renewal application.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 1384-A, 2. Summary of Int. No. 1384, 3. Int. No. 1384, 4. September 10, 2025 - Stated Meeting Agenda, 5. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 9-10-25, 6. Committee Report 9/29/25, 7. Fiscal Impact Statement - City Council, 8. Fiscal Impact Statement - OMB, 9. Hearing Testimony 9/29/25, 10. Hearing Transcript 9/29/25, 11. Proposed Int. No. 1384-A - 11/26/25

Proposed Int. No. 1384-A

 

By Council Members Lee, Sanchez, Restler, Hanif, Brannan, Hanks and Narcisse

 

A Local Law to amend the New York city building code, in relation to requiring construction site safety trainings related to mental health and wellness, suicide risk and prevention, and alcohol and substance-misuse

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. The definitions of “SITE SAFETY TRAINING (SST) CARD” and “SITE SAFETY TRAINING (SST) SUPERVISOR CARD” set forth in section 202 of the New York city building code, as added by local law number 126 for the year 2021, are amended to read as follows:

SITE SAFETY TRAINING (SST) CARD. A card that is issued in a form and manner established by the department and that satisfies each of the following conditions:

 

1.                     Such card is issued by an SST provider to a person who submits an application to such provider demonstrating, in a form and manner established by the department, that such applicant satisfies the requirements of Item 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3:

 

1.1. Such applicant has successfully completed (i) an OSHA 10-hour class and (ii) 30-45 additional SST credits specified by the department, including [eight] 8 SST credits relating to safeguarding against the dangers posed by falling workers and objects and 2 SST credits relating to mental health and wellness, suicide risk and prevention, and alcohol and substance-misuse.

 

1.2. Such applicant has successfully completed (i) an OSHA 30-hour class or a course in construction and demolition site safety that is at least 40 hours in length and approved by the department and (ii) 10-25 additional SST credits specified by the department, including [eight] 8 SST credits relating to safeguarding against the dangers posed by falling workers and objects and 2 SST credits relating to mental health and wellness, suicide risk and prevention, and alcohol and substance-misuse.

 

1.3. Such applicant has successfully completed a 100-hour training program.

 

2.                     If such applicant completed the training to comply with Item 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 but did not complete such training within the [five] 5 years preceding submission of such application, such applicant has, in the one-year period preceding submission of such application, completed at least [eight] 8 SST credits specified by the department.

 

3.                     Such card is issued by an SST provider who does not require applicants to submit any information except for (i) the information necessary to establish that the requirements in Item 1 have been satisfied, as specified by the department, (ii) a photograph of the applicant and (iii) such additional information as the department may allow by rule.

 

4.                     Such card expires [five] 5 years after issuance and is renewable for up to 1 year after the expiration date upon a showing by the applicant that such applicant has[, in the one-year period preceding submission of such renewal application,] successfully completed [eight] 8 SST credits, as specified by the department, within 1 year prior to the expiration of such card and no later than the submission of such renewal application.

 

SITE SAFETY TRAINING (SST) SUPERVISOR CARD. A card that satisfies each of the following conditions:

 

1. Such card is issued in a form and manner established by the department to a person who demonstrates that such person has an SST card and has successfully completed an OSHA 30-hour class or a course in construction and demolition site safety that is at least 40 hours in length and approved by the department.

 

2. Such card expires [five] 5 years after issuance and is renewable for up to 1 year after the expiration date upon a showing by the applicant that such applicant has[, in the one-year period preceding such submission of such renewal application,] successfully completed 16 SST credits, as specified by the department, within 1 year prior to the expiration of such card and no later than the submission of such renewal application.

 

§ 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.

SOS/APM

LS # 17224/17225/17172/17173/17337/17338

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